Security forces storm protester-held Egypt mosque

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Egyptian security forces escort supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood, center, out of the al-Fatah mosque and through angry crowds, in the background, in Ramses Square, downtown Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Aug. 17, 2013. Hundreds of Islamist protesters barricaded themselves inside the mosque overnight on Friday, following a day of fierce street battles. A Muslim cleric, Sheik Abdel-Hafiz el-Maslami, still inside the mosque told The Associated Press that people are afraid to leave the mosque out of fear of detention or being assaulted by the crowd outside. (AP Photo/Hussein Tallal)